“The members can see the support that we’re getting from other unions and other people,” she said.

“They can’t see how many of us are striking until we do pickets and protests—members don’t realise it’s near enough all of us on strike.”

The vicious cuts to home care are part of a wider programme of cuts from BCC.

And the latest strikes take place just as a new report has revealed that health visiting services in Birmingham are “in meltdown”.

A review from the Care Quality Commission shows that health visitors in the city have double the number of recommended caseloads.

Warning

It issued a warning notice to trust chief executive Richard Kirby that “significant improvements” must be made by next year.

Unite union regional officer Su Lowe warned, “We are into unsafe practice territory where serious issues, such as postnatal depression and domestic abuse, could be missed because of lack of resources.”

All trade unionists should build solidarity with the home care workers and finish off the council’s destructive plans.